Most heating and cooling workers in Allentown, Pa., will now
have to earn a license to work in the city, according to astory March 5 in the Morning Call
newspaper.
The original bill, which was criticized as favoring the training
program operated by Sheet Metal Workers union Local 19 in Philadelphia, was
amended to allow workers to pass a licensing test instead of working in a lengthy
state-approved apprenticeship program.
However, students who are in an apprenticeship program will
be allowed to work without a license.
The bill had been debated for months before it passed with
only one council member opposed.
